John Dyke Acland

John Dyke Acland (18 February 1746-31 October 1778) was a colonel of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
John Dyke Acland was a Member of Parliament from Cornwall after 1774 and a soldier in the Lancashire Fusiliers (20th Regiment of Foot) during the American Revolutionary War. He was a colonel of the British Army, and on 7 October 1777 he was shot through the legs during the Battle of Bemis Heights (2nd Saratoga). He was captured in battle, but was well-treated by the United States, and in 1778 he challenged a Lieutenant Lloyd to a duel because Lloyd spoke poorly of Americans. Acland survived the duel, but caught a cold and died at the age of 32.